News Briefs 12-11-2007

Casting for the new Star Trek movie appears to be going well. I can hardly wait. Warp speed ahead, Mr Sulu!

Attention, US and Canadian Star Trek fans: On two nights only — Tuesday Nov. 13th and Thursday Nov. 15th — Star Trek: The Menagerie – digitally re-mastered in High-Definition and Cinema Surround Sound – will be showing in movie theaters across the US, and in Canada. For a hint what re-mastered means, click here.Update: Looks like it’s become a world-wide phenomena. Star Trek: The Menagerie is also showing at theaters in Europe and Australia. Different dates in different countries, so check those links carefully.

For the first time, scientists have created dozens of cloned embryos from adult primates. What are the implications for the future of mankind?

Zefram Cochrane: A group of cybernetic creatures from the future have traveled back through time to enslave the human race… and you’re here to stop them?
Will Riker: That’s right.
Zefram Cochrane: Hot damn, you’re heroic!

And they tahnk us for it too! 🙂What I meant was that you know all the stories we hear about the tuna fishing boats killing all those poor dolphins that get tangled on their nets. I bet this guy will become the number one champion against dolphin abuse.

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It’s not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me…
It’s all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!

Warp speed – as in Tuesday, Nov 13th!Thanks, Rick. If you hadn’t posted that link, I never would have known that Star Trek: The Menagerie was being shown at movie theaters around the US on Tuesday and Thursday night.

Wow – this is amazing! My favorite episode, re-mastered and in high def, in theaters for the first (and likely, only) time – tonight!